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About Kopa Village

Kopa is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 98 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kopa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kopa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 248 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 98
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kopa compares

By the 2011 count Kopa is the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 248 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kopa

Kopa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kopa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kopa from other places

Kopa lies about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kopa
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 25 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 29 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Kopa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bandgaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kopa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kopa village had a population of 194. That makes it the 145th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Kopa village has 98 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kopa has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kopa is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kopa covers 248 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kopa falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kopa is Sonua, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kopa.

Kopa is about 36 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kopa is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 9.6 km away. Sonua is about 25 km away. Chakradharpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Guipai (under 2 km), Kandeyong (2.0 km) and Songra (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kopa today is likely to be higher.

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